crown jewels

See also: Crown Jewels

English

Noun

crown jewels pl (plural only)

plural of crown jewel
(literally) the jewelry that accompany the office of rulership in a monarchy. I.e., crown, scepter, signet ring, etc.
The crown jewels in the United Kingdom are heavily guarded and anyone trying to steal them will certainly have a hard time.
(slang) The male genitalia
The whole crowd cringed as he got kicked in his crown jewels.

Synonyms

(male genitalia): family jewels

Related terms

For countable senses see: crown jewel

Translations

jewelry

Finnish: kruununjalokivet pl
French: joyaux de la couronne pl, bijoux de famille (fr) m pl

German: Kronjuwelen n pl
Hungarian: koronaékszerek

male genitalia

Finnish: perhekalleudet pl
French: bijoux de famille (fr) pl

German: Familienjuwelen n pl (colloquial)

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